GRE Word List

AVOCATION

a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby

The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.

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WordMeaning
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
trancestupor
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
earthyof, relating to, or consisting of earth